Drinking-fountain.



R. 'nmme'rou. DRINKING FOUITTHK APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1907.

902,997. Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

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DRINKING-FOUNTAIN.

No. eoaeev.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

Application filed March 23, 1907. Serial No. 364,122.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, RicnAnn PARTINGTON, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Germans Mills, in the county of Cambria andState of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements inDrinking-Fountains, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to drinking fountains for poultry, and one of theprincipal objects of the same is to provide a fountain of simpleconstruction in which the water will be fed into a sup 1y chamberoutside the tank, said chamber being normally covered and the coverbeing open when a fowl stands upon a platform at the side of saidchamber.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide means for keeping thewater chamber closed and ermitting the same to be opened by the weigitof a fowl upon the platform at the side of the chamber.

Still another object is to provide a drinking fountain for poultry ofsimple construction which will remain closed against contamination fromthe outside, excepting at such times as the poultry require water.

'lhcse and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a central vertical section taken through a drinking fountainmade in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe pivoted lever for opening and closing the cover to the waterchamber. Fig. 3, is a )erspectivc view of the bracket to which the loveris pivoted. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the platform frame made of asingle piece of wire.

Referring to the drawing for a more par ticular dcscription of myinvention, the numeral 1 designates a fountain tank, preferably formedof sheet metal, and havin a filling nozzle 2 at its lower end fitted wita cap 3 which provides a substantially airtight closure for the tank. Anoutlet opening 4 is provided in one side of the tank near the lower endthereof. A water chamber 5 is fitted to the side of the tank 1, andcommunicates with the interior of the tank & through the opening 4. Anair tube 4 is secured to the tank 1 with its outlet opening disposednear the upper edge of the water chamber 5, said ipe extending upwardand terminating insir c the tank near the upper end thereof to supportthe flow of water into water chamber 5.. The water is the water chamber5. Extending upward from the bottom of the chamber 5 is a tube 6 inwhich is loosely mounted a sliding pin or rod 7. A cover 8 is hinged at9 to the side of the tank 1, said cover closing the top of the waterchamber 5.

A bracket 10 is secured to the tank by means of rivetspassing throughthe openings 11 in the feet 12. Spaced arms 13 are formed on thebracket, said arms being provided with registering apertures :14. Apivoted lever is provided with an opening 15, and a pivot pin 16 ispassed through the opening 14 in the arms 13 of the bracket 10, andthrough the opening 15 in the lever, thus pivoting the same between thebracket arms 13. At the inner end of the lover a concaved boss 17 isprovided, and the lower end of the pin or rod 7 is seated in said boss.Downwardly extending lugs 18 are formed on the front end of the lever,said ln s being provided with oppositely dispose openlugs 19.

A platform consisting of a wire frame 20 composed of a length of wireand having a sheet metal plate 21 secured thereto in any suitablemanner, is connected to the lever by passing the ends of the wire throuh the openings 19 in the lugs 18, and bending the ends 22 of the frame2t at right angles to pivot the platform in said lever and to permit thelatforrnto be folded up against the front wall of the water chamber 5 tooccupy but a small s ace in ship ing. The terminal ends 22 of t to frame20 ear under the surface of the lever to prevent the platform fromswinging downward below the horizontal plane of the lever.

The operation of in Y invention may be briefly described as to lows: Thetank 1 is filled by inverting it and removin the ca 3, when water ispoured throu h t e nozz e 2 into the tank, then the nozz e 2 is replacedand the tank is set in the position shown in Fig. 1. When a fowl stepsupon the platform the lever is thrown upward at the inner end whichslides the in or rod 7 in the tube 6, the upper end of said rod bearingupon the inner'wal of the cover 8 and raising said cover to open thewater chamber 5 and perrnit the fowl to drink. When the fowl steps offthe (platform, the cover 8 closes by gravity, an thus keeps foreignmatter frprfii time y ravity through the opening 4 into 1 chamher 5, andwill not overflow in said chamber owing to the vacuum in the upper endof the tank 1.

A drinking fountain made in accordance with my invention can be used forWaterin cattle and other animals Without materia alteration in thestructure, the parts being of course of the required size for thispurpose.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a drinking fountain made inaccordance with my invention is of simple construction, can be producedat slight cost, will always provide clear and unpolluted water for thepoultry, and is strong, durable and efficient.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A drinking fountain for poultry comprising a water tank, a water troughsecured to the side of the tank and communicating with I the interior ofsaid tank, a cover hinged to the trough for closing the same, a tubeextending throu h said trough and terminating near the top t lcreof, arod mounted to slide freely in said tube and wholly discomlccted fromany part of the fountain, a lever provided with a concave boss forming aseat for the lower end of said rod, a platform secured to said lever,said platform comprising a wire frame and a sheet metal plate securedthere to, and a bracket to which said oted.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

RICHARD PARTINWFOII.

Witnesses:

JAMES BIRCHALL, JonN BROWN.

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